UW in the News

May 12, 2014 — State, national and international media frequently feature
the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a
summary of some of the recent articles where UW is making the news.

The
Casper Star-Tribune carried UW’s release announcing that the university
will offer in-state tuition to qualified military veteran students.

The UW Chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will
lead the “Wyoming in Haiti” trip to conduct youth sport camps and provide other
assistance to the people of Haiti this week, according to Boxscore.

The
Miami Herald picked up a Laramie Boomerang story about UW Professor Jeff
Clune and his students working to create smarter robots.

UW entomologist Alex Latchininsky is the focus of a feature
article in Tengrinews, the
English Language news website in Kazakhstan.

The
Casper Star-Tribune picked up UW’s release announcing Sean Blackburn as
UW’s new associate vice president and dean of students.

UW Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Professor
Scott Shaw and colleagues have discovered 24 new species of Aleiodes wasps in
Ecuador that mummify caterpillars, according to Science
Codex.

Both Wyoming
Public Media and The
Casper Star-Tribune carried UW’s release announcing that the university is changing
its general studies program, the coursework required for all students pursuing
a bachelor’s degree.

TMCnet and
other media outlets reported that NCAR’s supercomputer -- with funding from the
National Science Foundation and UW -- is being used by a scientific team for a
major field experiment along Colorado's Front Range to learn more about the
sources, chemistry and movement of air pollutants.

UW Sociology Associate Professor Anna Zajacova’s study of
childhood obesity was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,
noted several media outlets including Science
2.0.

The
Laramie Boomerang noted that Brendon Orr, UW Department of Geology and
Geophysics editor and web coordinator, and Misty O’Lexey, a UW pharmacy
student, were named Big Brothers Big Sisters “Bigs of the Year.”

Mary E. Burman, UW dean and professor in the Fay W. Whitney
School of Nursing, and others wrote a column for WyoFile
about a statewide initiative that will create a shared nursing curriculum.

Somalia
Online recently carried a Wyoming Tribune Eagle story that quoted Paul
Flesher, UW Religious Studies director. The article focused on Somalis now
living in Cheyenne.

Outdoorhub
picked up a Casper Star-Tribune story about UW researchers conducting a
three-year study to determine why the state’s pronghorn population is
dwindling.

Free shuttle service was offered during commencement
ceremonies on the UW campus last week, reported Laramie
Live.

UW student Melissa Anderson of Liberty, Mo., volunteered in
the alternative spring break program to Trinidad, reported The
Liberty Tribune.

Western
Stockman-Farmer noted that UW Extension educators are offering agriculture
disaster courses in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security-certified class in
Casper May 21.

UW Police Chief Mike Samp says the number of sexual assaults
on the UW campus is up due to more people reporting attacks, according to an
Associated Press story picked up by Find
Law.

Minnesota
Farm Guide reported that Jay Norton, UW assistant professor of soil
fertility, and researchers implement a variety of farming methods to improve
the soil in Uganda and Kenya.

Former UW football player Mitch Unrein talked with Denver’s KUSA
Television and recounted how he was an undrafted rookie who managed to make
the Denver Broncos’ 53-man squad.

TimberHarvesting.com
noted that “Our Future Forests: Beyond Bark Beetles,” a 10-part series created
by the U.S. Forest Service and the UW Ruckelshaus Institute, will soon be
available online.